J. Johnston Pettigrew

James Johnston Pettigrew (4 July 1828-17 July 1863) was a Brigadier-General of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Biography
James Johnston Pettigrew was born in Tyrrell County, North Carolina on 4 July 1828, and he was second cousins with Union general John Gibbon. Pettigrew became fluent in multiple languages while traveling through Europe for seven years, and he served in the US diplomatic service. In 1856, he was elected to the South Carolina state legislature as a US Democratic Party member, and he served as an aide to the governor in 1860. On 26 February 1862, Pettigrew was promoted to Brigadier-General in the Confederate States Army, and he was wounded several times at the Battle of Seven Pines; he was shot through the shoulder and throat, shot in the arm, and bayoneted in the right leg, and he was captured. Pettigrew was later released in a prisoner exchange, and he returned to active service in 1863. Pettigrew led a division during the Battle of Gettysburg, serving under George Pickett during the last day of the battle. His division suffered heavy losses, and it was intercepted at Williamsport, Maryland while retreating a few days after the battle. On 14 July 1863, he was wounded during a Union attack on Henry Heth's retreating Confederate rearguard, and Pettigrew died of his wounds three days later.